Crew Lead Resume Arlington, VA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Environmental Specialist M.S. with international research and development experience.
French fluency (oral and written).
Scientific research and data analysis.
Grant management.
Environmental monitoring, conservation, and compliance.
Computer skills: MS Word, MS Excel, ArcGIS, and SAS.
Technical writing and editing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Crew Lead

Responsibilities:

Led a group of seven Youth Conservation Corps members (ages 15 - 18) in projects focused on environmental conservation and park/historic preservation.
Organized educational field trips.
Under a National Fish and Wildlife Federation Grant, led a group of three Americorps Field Technicians conducting seasonal vegetation surveys in Bi-State Sage Grouse habitat.
Recorded and managed project data using teh Database for Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment (DIMA).

Confidential, Sacramento, CA

Associate Planner

Responsibilities:

Assisted in teh preparation of NEPA/CEQA documents and edited environmental studies and cultural resource reports.
Performed construction monitoring and assisted biologists with biological and botanical surveys.
Conducted preliminary research/analysis for proposed and awarded projects.

Confidential, Paradise, CA

Grant Writer

Responsibilities:

Conducted funding searches, prepared grant application documents, and assessed population and health statistics.
Wrote key sections of grant proposal narratives for California behavioral health care providers.
Managed teh Tribe's EPA General Assistance Program: Developed proposals/budgets and implemented workplan activities.
Coordinated a Wildland Urban Interface fire defense project and delivered progress reports to teh US Forest Service under an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant.
Coordinated with state and federal agencies (e.g., USFS, BLM, and BIA) and served as point of contact for environmental issues affecting tribal lands.

Confidential. Watsonville, CA

Water Research Associate

Responsibilities:

Coordinated research projects focused on irrigation management and water use efficiency.
Served as co-leader of Driscoll's Water Task Force (Northern District).
Helped implement a grower education and training program.
Managed two Wetland Program Development Grants funded by teh US EPA.
Grant deliverables: 1) development of a Quality Assurance Project Plan for monitoring and assessment of tribal wetlands, 2) sampling of benthic macro-invertebrates, plants and birds, and 3) educational and outreach activities with tribal elders and local youth.

Confidential, NM

Field Technician

Responsibilities:

Collected data on soils and plants of teh Chihuahuan Desert using Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring methods (e.g., canopy metrics, soil profile characterization, and soil stability)
Used GPS/GIS tools and applications to locate and establish permanent monitoring plots.
Edited an international water news website and article database sponsored by UNESCO (i.e. SAHRA Global Water News Watch).
Conducted Internet article searches, summarized articles pertaining to water issues in arid and semi-arid regions of teh world, and posted articles and search information to teh Web.